Report: Apple to Discontinue Non-Retina 13-Inch MacBook Pros

As of right now, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is the only model available without the spiffy new Retina displays found on many Apple devices. But according to a new report from DigiTimes, it's the last non-Retina model we'll see for Apple's high-end laptop. Apple plans to phase out the unit in favor of its thinner Retina models.

It was only a matter of time. Apple's been trimming away the non-Retina MacBook Pros since 2012, starting with the 17-inch unit. The 15-inch unit followed last year, and this latest development marks the perhaps inevitable end of the journey. The Cupertino manufacturer has done its best to make the newer models more enticing, even to the point of making the Retina versions a mere $100 more than their standard cousins.

The problem, at least for some professionals, is that the flashy new display comes at the cost of a massive chunk of storage space. The Retina version of the 13-inch Macbook Pro allows for a mere 128 GB, while its standard cousin supports a whopping 500 GB. And for many of us, additional storage space is more important than clearer images.

Future models, of course, could remedy such problems. Apple is expected to update the line with Intel's new Broadwell processors, although the timetable for their appearance isn't clear. For now, though, you might want to snag one of the non-Retina MacBook Pros while they're still around.